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Walmart

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLANT CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Walmart Report ID 2018077239
Address 2602 James L. Redman Pkwy City, State ZIP PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33566
Event Date July 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.98000, -82.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stocking bananas while standing on the pallet containing the bananas. She picked up a box of bananas while still standing on the pallet, then attempted to step off the pallet. As she did so, her foot became entangled with the shrink wrap, causing her to fall to the floor and injure her hip.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2018, a worker at Walmart in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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